Hearing Documents

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-4 on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 691:
Adopted by record vote of 245-178, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 242-183, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.

MANAGERS: Bishop/Polis

1. Structured rule.

2. Provides two hours of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-24 and provides that it shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 320

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #4, offered by by Rep. McGovern (MA), which would reduce the federal deficit by $40 billion by eliminating subsidies to oil companies. Defeated: 4–7.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNo Vote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNay

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 321

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #27, offered by Rep. Hastings (FL),which would require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of how much the price of gasoline will decrease as a result of any oil or gas found under the permit. Defeated: 4–7.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNo Vote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNay

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 322

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #25, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which would direct the United States Geological Survey to conduct a study and prepare a report documenting potential impacts to the quantity and quality of water available for agricultural and municipal purposes caused by proposed oil shale leasing in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Defeated: 4–7.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNo Vote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNay

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 323

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–7.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNo Vote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNay

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 324

Motion by Ms. Foxx to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4.